eng Science and Education Publishing Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 2333-1240 2014-11-13 2 12 914 917 10.12691/jfnr-2-12-9 JFNR20142129 article Guifeng Li tianshu1858@sina.com 1 Guixin Li 2 Haixia Fan 2 Mingdi Xia 3 Jiangsheng Mao 4 Yebing Chen 4 Changying Guo 4 Shandong Lvyuan Agricultural Science and Technology Research Institute, Weifang, China Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, China Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China Institute of Agricultural Quality Standards and Testing Technology Research, Shandong academy of agricultural sciences, Jinan, China The cruciferous herb Weixian radish (Raphanus sativus L.), also known as Lai Fu, is a popular type of edible vegetable. The present paper describes the molecular tracking and bioactivity of glucocerebroside isolated from Weixian radish for the first time. Methanol extraction was carried out by using silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and RP-C18 column chromatography. Based on their structures, the two compounds were determined to be 1-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(2S, 3S, 4R, 8E)-2-[(2'R)-2'-hydroxyl-tetracos-15'-enoyl amino]-8-octa-decene- 1, 3, 4-triol (glucocerebroside). The glucocerebroside could inhibit the growth of BEL-7402 cancer cells and induce apoptosis in these cells. http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfnr/2/12/9/jfnr-2-12-9.pdf Raphanus sativus L glucocerebroside molecular tracking bioactivity